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Detailed explanation-1: -FOCUS ON: school, Microsoft, Office 365, Microsoft has announced the acquisition of Flipgrid, an education video discussion platform boasting more than 20 million teachers and students from 180 countries around the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Flip (formerly Flipgrid and originally Vidku) is a free-to-use video discussion platform owned by Microsoft for use in classroom environments. The platform is available via a web browser, or through a mobile app on iOS and Android devices.

Detailed explanation-3: -Microsoft and Flipgrid unite to bring social learning to students around the world. On Monday, Microsoft announced the acquisition of video-based social learning platform Flipgrid, used in 180 countries by more than 20 million pre-kindergarten to Ph. D.

Detailed explanation-4: -When asked what the business model for Flipgrid will be now that it no longer has a paid version, Megiddo says the strategy will be to provide a service to educators and students to win long-term customers, in the same way it makes Office 365’s education version free.